Your patients are always trying to make sense of their illnesses. This includes their treatment and their relationship with you. Some take their medications as prescribed; others push back. They…
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I Screen. You Screen.
An apple a day might keep the doctor away, but routine screens stop the need to intervene. Community pharmacists know this. But do patients know how important routine screenings are…
Patient Aggression
Your pharmacy should feel safe. Not only to your patients, but to you and your staff as well. Unfortunately, patients can get angry, and things can get unruly pretty quickly.…
Revenue-Revving Services
Spread your wings a little wider in the new year by adding more revenue-building services to your pharmacy practice. While regulations vary state to state, adding an additional service or…
Communicating Scientific Information to Your Patients
You help educate your patients every day in your community pharmacy. As patients try to analyze scientific information they have heard on the news, social media, or by word of…
Building a Strong Culture in Your Pharmacy
A strong business needs to have a strong culture. As an independent pharmacist, you and your staff must come together in unity for your customers to truly be successful. However, …
Addressing Social Determinants to Health
Two babies are born in two ZIP codes just five miles apart in Philadelphia. One can expect to live about 20 years longer than the other. The same is true…
New COVID-19 Subvariant Threatening the U.S.
Just when we thought we would have a break, the coronavirus has a mind of its own as it continues to mutate and evade immunity. The latest subvariant of Omicron…
Reducing Patients’ Fall Risk
One quarter of Americans aged 65 and older fall each year, according to the National Council on Aging. Falls are the leading cause of fatal injury and nonfatal trauma-related hospital…
Expand Your Revenue Streams
Pharmacies were the hotspots during the pandemic, front and center in their communities when it came to healthcare services and vaccinations. For many patients, this was their first exposure to…
Competing in the Age of Amazon
As an independent pharmacy, you are invaluable to your local community. You know and care about your patients. You’re reliable, knowledgeable, and accurate. Compared to chain pharmacies, you’re less likely…
How to Use Motivational Interviewing in Your Pharmacy
Your patients are always trying to make sense of their illnesses. This includes their treatment and their relationship with you. Some take their medications as prescribed; others push back. They…
I Screen. You Screen.
An apple a day might keep the doctor away, but routine screens stop the need to intervene. Community pharmacists know this. But do patients know how important routine screenings are…
Patient Aggression
Your pharmacy should feel safe. Not only to your patients, but to you and your staff as well. Unfortunately, patients can get angry, and things can get unruly pretty quickly.…
Revenue-Revving Services
Spread your wings a little wider in the new year by adding more revenue-building services to your pharmacy practice. While regulations vary state to state, adding an additional service or…
Communicating Scientific Information to Your Patients
You help educate your patients every day in your community pharmacy. As patients try to analyze scientific information they have heard on the news, social media, or by word of…
Building a Strong Culture in Your Pharmacy
A strong business needs to have a strong culture. As an independent pharmacist, you and your staff must come together in unity for your customers to truly be successful. However, …
Addressing Social Determinants to Health
Two babies are born in two ZIP codes just five miles apart in Philadelphia. One can expect to live about 20 years longer than the other. The same is true…
New COVID-19 Subvariant Threatening the U.S.
Just when we thought we would have a break, the coronavirus has a mind of its own as it continues to mutate and evade immunity. The latest subvariant of Omicron…
Reducing Patients’ Fall Risk
One quarter of Americans aged 65 and older fall each year, according to the National Council on Aging. Falls are the leading cause of fatal injury and nonfatal trauma-related hospital…
Expand Your Revenue Streams
Pharmacies were the hotspots during the pandemic, front and center in their communities when it came to healthcare services and vaccinations. For many patients, this was their first exposure to…
Competing in the Age of Amazon
As an independent pharmacy, you are invaluable to your local community. You know and care about your patients. You’re reliable, knowledgeable, and accurate. Compared to chain pharmacies, you’re less likely…